1896.] GNU OF NYASALAND, 617 
(C. t. albo-jubatus) it differed in having the mane black, as in C. ¢. 
typicus. 
Mr. Richard Crawshay, C.M.Z.S., made the following remarks 
on this subject :— 
“This Gnu from British Central Africa is most interesting, 
-especially to naturalist-sportsmen like myself who have visited 
the country. 
“The existence of a Gnu in the Protectorate has, of course, long 
been known: for instance on the Mlanji Plains, to the S.E. of 
Matope, on the Upper Shiri, there are a few; and to the W. of 
Lake Nyasa, in the Loangwa R. valley, which drains into the 
Upper Zambesi, there are also some. Hitherto, however, only two 
specimens have been shot by Europeans, so far as I know. These 
are the one of which we have this very pretty drawing ; and one 
other, also a fine male, lately shot by Mr. Carl Wiese on the left 
bank of the Ruo R., not far from Chiromo, on the Lower Shiri R. 
Passing through Chiromo, about two months ago, I was shown the 
skull and magnificent long silky tail of this Gnu of Mr. Wiese’s: 
both are in Mr. Hillier’s possession at Chiromo. 
“The specimen now forwarded by Sir H. H. Johnston was shot, 
if I recollect rightly, by Mr. Macdonald, of the Administration, on 
the Mlanji Plain. I think he told me he saw three in all—a bull, 
a cow, and a calf; he secured the bull the second time he saw 
it by a long shot. 
* During thirteen years’ residence, off and on, in what is now the 
Protectorate, I have never myself actually seen Guus; the nearest 
I have been to them is to see their spoor, about four or five miles 
out from Matope, on the Upper Shiri R. 
“The tribes round the southern half of Lake Nyasa all know the 
Gnu by name: some people that I haye heard describe the animal 
say it has horns like a Buffalo. 
“The Anyanja know it as ‘ Nyumbu’; the Yaos (Ajawa) as 
* Sindi,’ though I did not know this when I wrote my paper on 
the Antelopes of Nyasa six years ago. Intermixing as they do 
very much with the Anyanja, the Yaos often use Manganja words, 
especially with Europeans, who mostly speak Manganja. 
“The Yaos of Cape Maclear at one time used the tail-hairs of the 
Guu to string beads on their prettily worked hair-combs; I think 
I must have some of these combs by me even now. 
“Being traders and great travellers, these Yaos, I imagine, 
have accompanied Arab caravans on their journeys into the Lower 
Loangwa yalley, and got their Gnu-tails there. During August 
and September last year I made a journey into the Upper Loangwa 
valley, seven days or so 8.W. from Karonga. There I saw a 
great deal of game, but no Gnus, though the Wasenga, I found, 
are well acquainted with this animal, 
“They told me I should find Gnus two or three days to the S. of 
where I then was, at Msongozi’s ; they said I should see plenty in 
the neighbourhood of Kambombo’s town. Wishing very much 
indeed to verify this statement and to secure a specimen of the 
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